From Newsroom To Boardroom: How UN Peace Ambassador Babatunde Adeyemo Built Pelican Valley Into Ogun’s Real Estate Empire
Ambassador (Dr.) Babatunde Adeyemo is not just a real estate developer. He is a story of resilience, integrity and vision that has redefined housing delivery in Ogun State and Nigeria at large.
Born into a modest family in Ibadan, Oyo State, about 45 years ago, young Babatunde had no silver spoon. He attended Ezra Primary School, Ibadan, Lagos, from 1983 to 1989, Government College Ikorodu, and Federal Cooperative College, Eleyele, Ibadan, where he obtained a diploma before gaining admission on merit to the University of Lagos in 1998 to study Industrial Relations and Personnel Management. He graduated in 2002.
After his National Youth Service, he began his professional career as a news reporter with Murhi International Television, MITV, and was posted to Ogun State as correspondent. His years in broadcast journalism earned him respect and exposure.
In the last 15 years, Adeyemo veered into real estate and founded Pelican Valley Nigeria Limited, the company behind Pelican Valley Estate Laderin where unusual things happen, Pelican Brief Estate, Pelican Ecostay Apartments and Pelican Greenish Acre Farm Estate, all located along the Laderin-Abeokuta-Kobape corridor of Ogun State.
Today, Ambassador (Dr.) Babatunde Adeyemo is described as the poster boy of integrity in Nigeria’s real estate sector.
What sets him apart is his mantra: integrity, due diligence and quality delivery. At a time when many developers are accused of cutting corners, Pelican Valley has become a reference for tech-driven smart homes for Nigerians at home and in the diaspora.
His integrity has earned him national and international honours. He is a United Nations POLAC Ambassador of Peace and International Peace Advocate. He is an ECOWAS Youth Council Ambassador. He is an ICPC Anti-Corruption Ambassador.
He received the Canadian House of Commons Award of Recognition on October 4, 2024, presented by MP Shafqat Ali in Brampton, Ontario.
He also received the UNILAG Distinguished Alumnus Award for Exemplary Leadership and Service to Society on December 19, 2025.
He was listed among the Ogun State 50 Top Role Models by Prestige Newspaper.
Beyond business, he is the Founder of Oko Opo Foundation, a not-for-profit organization catering for widows, children and the downtrodden.
A bold dreamer who started real estate with meagre resources, Ambassador Adeyemo today mentors youths, preaching patience, diligence, perseverance and delayed gratification.
He is married with children and continues to use his platform to encourage Nigerian youths that it is possible to succeed in Nigeria without cutting corners.
His guiding philosophy remains simple and clear: Integrity, due diligence and quality delivery are the pillars of our success.
With Pelican Valley Estate Laderin, Pelican Brief Estate, Pelican Ecostay Apartments and Pelican Greenish Acre Farm Estate, Ambassador (Dr.) Babatunde Adeyemo has turned a journey that started in the newsroom into a boardroom legacy built on luxury, lifestyle and legacy, and on building better communities through real estate.
Source: Prestige Real Estate News, Vol. 16 No 34, October 2026
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